Narrative Essay: 6 'Devil's Playground'
6. Devil’s Playground
As soon as they reached the hilltop and the view opened before them, she gasped in awe, eyes wide in surprise.
"Oh, Chakotay, it's perfection!"
Natural hot springs, dozens of them in different shapes and sizes, sprinkled along the gentle slopes descending towards the glittering ocean.
Shore leaves planet-side were usually nice, but this, this was her personal paradise brought into existence.
"Our gracious hosts recommended a few sights and this one sounded like a place you might like,” he said, pleased by her obvious approval. “The locals come here only after sunset, so we should be alone."
He was too good to be true. And he was spoiling her, absolutely and thoroughly.
The change in her heart had been gradual and stealthy, …show more content…
Life would always be violent and unpredictable in the Delta Quadrant. Death would always be one step away for everyone. Those facts she could not change. But she could make the most of each moment she was given with him.
Their priorities remained unaltered. Their first responsibility was to the crew and their primary goal would always be to get them home. Whatever remained, though, was a free realm for their togetherness.
After everything, it was somewhat shocking to notice that the unique situation of the command team being a couple appeared to be a stable win-win for everyone and that she was actually a better captain now, merely because she was happy.
She was a little less edgy and impulsive, and a little more calm and balanced. Her mind was clearer, focused on her main objective. The risks she took were more calculated and her ruthlessness to anyone threatening Voyager held deadly preciseness like never before.
How strange. She had never considered the prospect that being with him would benefit the whole …show more content…
Keeping her back to him, she pulled the turtleneck over her head, exaggerating each move, and peeled off her bra, glancing over her shoulder as she started taking the pins from her hair.
"You sure you're not coming with me?"
She let her hair cascade over her bare back in a way she had learned he found irresistible. Swaying her hips, she pushed her pants down and bent over to remove them, knowing very well the view would drive him wild.
His sharp intake of breath was audible and it crossed her mind that he might very well grab her and take her then and there.
But when she got up and looked behind her, he'd sat down on a rock nearby and was staring intently at the sea. He was trying to look casual but his whole body was tense and his hands were conveniently covering the front of his pants.
She snickered. He was so easy.
Dipping her feet into the steaming water made her forget about him for a moment and moan spontaneously.
"Oh god, this is divine," she sighed to herself, slowly lowering her body into the
As soon as they reached the hilltop and the view opened before them, she gasped in awe, eyes wide in surprise.
"Oh, Chakotay, it's perfection!"
Natural hot springs, dozens of them in different shapes and sizes, sprinkled along the gentle slopes descending towards the glittering ocean.
Shore leaves planet-side were usually nice, but this, this was her personal paradise brought into existence.
"Our gracious hosts recommended a few sights and this one sounded like a place you might like,” he said, pleased by her obvious approval. “The locals come here only after sunset, so we should be alone."
He was too good to be true. And he was spoiling her, absolutely and thoroughly.
The change in her heart had been gradual and stealthy, …show more content…
Life would always be violent and unpredictable in the Delta Quadrant. Death would always be one step away for everyone. Those facts she could not change. But she could make the most of each moment she was given with him.
Their priorities remained unaltered. Their first responsibility was to the crew and their primary goal would always be to get them home. Whatever remained, though, was a free realm for their togetherness.
After everything, it was somewhat shocking to notice that the unique situation of the command team being a couple appeared to be a stable win-win for everyone and that she was actually a better captain now, merely because she was happy.
She was a little less edgy and impulsive, and a little more calm and balanced. Her mind was clearer, focused on her main objective. The risks she took were more calculated and her ruthlessness to anyone threatening Voyager held deadly preciseness like never before.
How strange. She had never considered the prospect that being with him would benefit the whole …show more content…
Keeping her back to him, she pulled the turtleneck over her head, exaggerating each move, and peeled off her bra, glancing over her shoulder as she started taking the pins from her hair.
"You sure you're not coming with me?"
She let her hair cascade over her bare back in a way she had learned he found irresistible. Swaying her hips, she pushed her pants down and bent over to remove them, knowing very well the view would drive him wild.
His sharp intake of breath was audible and it crossed her mind that he might very well grab her and take her then and there.
But when she got up and looked behind her, he'd sat down on a rock nearby and was staring intently at the sea. He was trying to look casual but his whole body was tense and his hands were conveniently covering the front of his pants.
She snickered. He was so easy.
Dipping her feet into the steaming water made her forget about him for a moment and moan spontaneously.
"Oh god, this is divine," she sighed to herself, slowly lowering her body into the